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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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